Welcome to the Central Coast's one-stop web site for FREE information on the design, permitting, and building processes.

This website is dedicated to free information for those interested in building on the Central Coast of California, but much of the information you find here will also apply to anywhere in the state, and even other states.  In the articles here, and in other links you will find within these articles, I briefly illustrate all of the steps necessary to get a building permit for your project.  This site by no means covers all of the different aspects of every possible project, but it should give you a very good start if you are unfamiliar with the process of designing and building.

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Basic Design Principles

New Single Family Homes

Figuring Construction Costs

 

Commercial Tenant Improvement Projects

New Commercial Buildings & Commercial Additions

Governmental Links